Roughly five years after the launch of its first fund in 2013, Female Founders Fund (F3) has closed on $27 million for its latest seed fund — backed by some of the startup world’s top women entrepreneurs and investors. Backed by a clutch of seriously impressive names in the startup and tech community, entrepreneurs financed by F3’s latest […]
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Europe eyes boosting data re-use and funds for AI research
The European Union’s executive body, the EC, has taken a first pass at drawing up a strategy to respond to the myriad socio-economic challenges around artificial intelligence technology — including setting out steps intended to boost investment, support education and training, and draw up an ethical and legal framework for steering AI developments by the end of […]
View More Europe eyes boosting data re-use and funds for AI researchVideo consultation service Doctor on Demand raised $74 million so everyone can see a doctor anytime
Healing America’s broken healthcare industry has been at the top of the priority list for almost every politician, entrepreneur, and inventor for at least the past forty years. Costs continue to climb (roughly 5% this year) and spending is already 20% of the nation’s GDP. For the trillions of dollars Americans spend on healthcare they’re […]
View More Video consultation service Doctor on Demand raised $74 million so everyone can see a doctor anytimeFord tries to catch up to Uber, Lyft with medical appointment rides
Ford apparently wants to be much more than a carmaker. The company also wants to provide on-demand rides for people, whether it’s for work commutes or a drive to the doctor.
Launched Wednesday, Ford’s GoRide service works with a Michigan healthcare n…
How 3D printing is revolutionizing healthcare as we know it
In 1983, Chuck Hall, the father of 3D printing, created something that was equal parts simple and earth-shattering. He manufactured the world’s first-ever 3D printer and used it to print a tiny eye wash cup. It was just a cup. But that cup paved the way for a quiet revolution, one that today is changing the healthcare industry in dramatic ways.
View More How 3D printing is revolutionizing healthcare as we know it‘Vibes Earplugs’ is giving the gift of hearing to kids in Peru
Vibes, the company behind reusable earplugs that protect your ears while allowing you to still hear clearly, has teamed up with Hear The World Foundation for a project in Lima, Peru that will screen 30,000 children for hearing impairment. Read m…
View More ‘Vibes Earplugs’ is giving the gift of hearing to kids in PeruTradewind Bioscience attacks the physiology of tumors to treat cancer
Cancer remains the one counterpoint to the march of medical progress that has scored human history over the last 200 years. Last year 600,920 people in the U.S. died from cancer, and another 1.7 million received an initial diagnosis of the disease. Globally, one in six people die from cancer, according to the World Health Organization. […]
View More Tradewind Bioscience attacks the physiology of tumors to treat cancerSearchInk rebrands as omni:us, aims its hand-writing reading AI at insurance industry
Back in 2016 a startup called SearchInk, launched out of Berlin with the aim of combining machine learning with handwriting recognition. The upshot would be the ability to semantically label handwritten documents. Pretty nifty. It went on to raise €4.2 million in seed funding, but after developing this AI to read hard-written documents, it went […]
View More SearchInk rebrands as omni:us, aims its hand-writing reading AI at insurance industryLyft follows Uber further into healthcare market with rides for patients
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Ride-hailing apps are helping riders get to the doctor’s office — and dipping into the lucrative healthcare market.
Uber recently announced a new program to get patients to doctor’s appointments, and this week, fellow ride-hailing app Lyft is partnering with an electronic health records company to give 2,500 hospitals a platform to request rides for its patients.
Lyft Business — the enterprise division of the transit company — is partnering with Allscripts to give 180,000 physicians that use the online records service access to the ride-sharing app for patients. Read more…
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View More Lyft follows Uber further into healthcare market with rides for patientsUber is the latest to join big tech’s race into healthcare
Healthcare is big business, and tech companies don’t want to miss out just because they’re busy building smartphones, apps, and self-driving cars.
Uber announced its new Uber Health platform Thursday. It’s a way for healthcare organizations to order …
Apple to launch experimental medical clinics for employees
Several big tech companies have ventured into the healthcare industry this year, and now Apple is jumping into the mix.
Apple is launching AC Wellness, a network of health clinics for its employees and their families, this spring, reports CNBC,…
Apple is launching its own medical clinics for its employees
Apple isn’t just a tech company as the company is now hiring doctors and other medical staff to create its own medical clinics. CNBC first spotted Apple’s new subsidiary, AC Wellness. While AC Wellness’ website is still sparse, it doesn’t try to hide its connection with Apple, Inc. On the about page, there’s a big photo of Apple’s new spaceship campus. If… Read More